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jschaal
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January 11, 2014 - 2:02 pm
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I recently bought an 1886 in .33 WCF.(124103) I took it out to shoot this morning and noticed the carrier drops slightly when moving the bolt forward, resulting in the bullet not loading into the chamber. Would this be a weak/broken carrier spring? Or something else?

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Weak/broken spring check the screw it might be loose. Also a worn notch in the carrier

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If the carrier is worn, is this something that could be repaired or would it have to be replaced? Thanks for your reply mike!

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January 12, 2014 - 4:53 am
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Mike Hunter said
Weak/broken spring check the screw it might be loose. Also a worn notch in the carrier

mike. I took the stock off tightened the spring screw and it works perfect! Thanks again!

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